20BSpecial area declaration

20B Special area declaration (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Commissioner may declare any of the following to be a special area: (a) the site of an airport, train station, bus station or ship or ferry terminal; (b) the site of a special event; (c) a public area where people gather in large numbers. (2) The Commissioner must not make a declaration under subsection (1) unless satisfied the declaration is required because of the nature of the site or area and the risk of occurrence of a terrorist act. (3) The Commissioner must not make the declaration without the approval of the Police Minister.